324 Tarangire in the wet season showing the lush growth of grass which attracts the elephants

325 A beautiful African hoopoe

326 The ostrich can sprint at speeds up to 60kph

327 The white-headed vulture is the most solitary and least common of the larger vultures

328 A happy pair of yellow-collared lovebirds

329 Looking across the Tarangire river valley

330 Lots of elephant families gather in Tarangire National Park

331 Superb starlings are common throughtout the Northern Tanzania Parks

332 Little bee-eater

333 Helmeted guinea fowl were generally found in noisy flocks

334 Northern white-crowned shrikes were often seen foraging on the ground

335 Elephants drinking in the Tarangire river

336 Several types of bee-eater were common in the Park including the blue-cheeked bee-eater seen here

337 A lone elephant in the Tarangire river

338 Panoramic view of Tarangire National Park

339 The Silale swamp is a major reservoir for the Tarangire river

340 A termite mound on the edge of the swamp. They were abundant throughout Tarangire. Some were 5 or 6 metres high

341 Elephants crossing the Silale swamp

342 The white-bellied go-away-bird sat in the tree and lived up to its name

343 A small mixed sex group of bohor reedbuck

344 Some say the call of the ring-necked dove sounds like 'Drink-laa-ger drink-laa-ger'

345 The European roller visits Tanzania from October to April

346 More Winter Migrants in the form of these European storks

347 Looking South along the Great Rift valley escarpment with Lake Manyara in the distance